ANT 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Acids In Wine, Cecum, Hindgut Fermentation
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Every primate has a variety of food in their diet: most primates are some combination, but they may rely on one type more than others. Identification by what the primate primarily eats: frugivore fruit-eater, gumnivore gum-eater. Penetrate foods" physical defenses (shells, spines, bones, etc ) Fracture, grind, and crush food (mastication, chewing to make it easier for digestion: design features of teeth (and other chewing apparatus): shaped by natural selection. Shape and height of crests: number and relative size of different types of teeth, enamel thickness. Functions: extract nutrients and calories to be utilized. Circumvent foods" chemical defenses: design features: shaped by natural selection. Stomach volume and extent of subdivision: microorganisms to digest cellulose, total surface area, types of eaters. Fruit is relatively simple to eat; plants make fruits appealing to eat so its seeds will be spread for reproduction. Teeth: requires relatively little specialization, but they usually have:
